{"id":90702,"date":"2025-06-01T10:34:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=90702"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:34:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:34:04","slug":"which-one-of-the-following-is-not-the-unit-of-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-not-the-unit-of-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Which one of the following is *not* the unit of pressure?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following is *not* the unit of pressure?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;pascal (Pa)&#8221; option2=&#8221;N\/m\u00b2&#8221; option3=&#8221;J\/m\u00b2&#8221; option4=&#8221;bar&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2022\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is C, J\/m\u00b2.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nPressure is defined as force per unit area (Pressure = Force\/Area).<br \/>\nThe SI unit of force is Newton (N) and the SI unit of area is square meter (m\u00b2). Therefore, N\/m\u00b2 is a unit of pressure.<br \/>\nPascal (Pa) is the SI unit of pressure, defined as 1 Pa = 1 N\/m\u00b2.<br \/>\nBar is a non-SI unit of pressure, widely used (1 bar = 10\u2075 Pa).<br \/>\nJoule (J) is the unit of energy or work. J\/m\u00b2 represents energy per unit area. While pressure has the same dimensions as energy density (J\/m\u00b3), J\/m\u00b2 represents pressure multiplied by distance (since J = N.m, J\/m\u00b2 = (N.m)\/m\u00b2 = N\/m * m = Pressure * Distance). Therefore, J\/m\u00b2 is not a unit of pressure.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nJ\/m\u00b3 (Joule per cubic meter) represents energy density and has the same units as pressure (N\/m\u00b2 or Pa). This is because Energy = Force \u00d7 Distance, so J = N.m. Thus, J\/m\u00b3 = N.m\/m\u00b3 = N\/m\u00b2, which are units of pressure. However, J\/m\u00b2 is not dimensionally equivalent to pressure.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following is *not* the unit of pressure? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;pascal (Pa)&#8221; option2=&#8221;N\/m\u00b2&#8221; option3=&#8221;J\/m\u00b2&#8221; option4=&#8221;bar&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2022 Download PDFAttempt Online The correct answer is C, J\/m\u00b2. Pressure is defined as force per unit area (Pressure = Force\/Area). The SI unit of force is Newton &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which one of the following is *not* the unit of pressure?\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-not-the-unit-of-pressure\/#more-90702\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which one of the following is *not* the unit of pressure?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1085],"tags":[1108,1140,1128],"class_list":["post-90702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-capf","tag-1108","tag-measurement-unit","tag-physics","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Which one of the following is *not* the unit of pressure?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is C, J\/m\u00b2. Pressure is defined as force per unit area (Pressure = Force\/Area). The SI unit of force is Newton (N) and the SI unit of area is square meter (m\u00b2). Therefore, N\/m\u00b2 is a unit of pressure. Pascal (Pa) is the SI unit of pressure, defined as 1 Pa = 1 N\/m\u00b2. Bar is a non-SI unit of pressure, widely used (1 bar = 10\u2075 Pa). Joule (J) is the unit of energy or work. J\/m\u00b2 represents energy per unit area. While pressure has the same dimensions as energy density (J\/m\u00b3), J\/m\u00b2 represents pressure multiplied by distance (since J = N.m, J\/m\u00b2 = (N.m)\/m\u00b2 = N\/m * m = Pressure * Distance). 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The SI unit of force is Newton (N) and the SI unit of area is square meter (m\u00b2). Therefore, N\/m\u00b2 is a unit of pressure. Pascal (Pa) is the SI unit of pressure, defined as 1 Pa = 1 N\/m\u00b2. Bar is a non-SI unit of pressure, widely used (1 bar = 10\u2075 Pa). Joule (J) is the unit of energy or work. J\/m\u00b2 represents energy per unit area. While pressure has the same dimensions as energy density (J\/m\u00b3), J\/m\u00b2 represents pressure multiplied by distance (since J = N.m, J\/m\u00b2 = (N.m)\/m\u00b2 = N\/m * m = Pressure * Distance). 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Pressure is defined as force per unit area (Pressure = Force\/Area). The SI unit of force is Newton (N) and the SI unit of area is square meter (m\u00b2). Therefore, N\/m\u00b2 is a unit of pressure. Pascal (Pa) is the SI unit of pressure, defined as 1 Pa = 1 N\/m\u00b2. Bar is a non-SI unit of pressure, widely used (1 bar = 10\u2075 Pa). Joule (J) is the unit of energy or work. J\/m\u00b2 represents energy per unit area. While pressure has the same dimensions as energy density (J\/m\u00b3), J\/m\u00b2 represents pressure multiplied by distance (since J = N.m, J\/m\u00b2 = (N.m)\/m\u00b2 = N\/m * m = Pressure * Distance). 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